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Tourist Short-Stay Visa or eVisa

DjiboutiShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

To be admitted, foreigners must hold a valid passport endorsed (visa) by the consular, diplomatic or immigration authorities, except where specific conventions or special laws and regulations provide otherwise; residents exempt from an entry visa must also present a valid residence card.

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Limits of the record
  • The sources give no nationality list of visa-exempt travellers or visa-on-arrival eligibility.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Short-stay visas are issued to foreigners wishing to enter Djibouti for private, business or tourist reasons; this category covers tourism, leisure and all other private visits.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The validity of short-stay visas must not exceed three (3) months; a foreigner staying beyond 3 consecutive months from entry must apply for a residence card. The official source does not state a rolling-period rule or the number of entries.

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Limits of the record
  • No rolling-period rule or number of entries is stated for the short-stay visa.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The applicant must produce a return or onward ticket (with an entry visa for the third-country destination where relevant) and a hotel reservation or accommodation certificate, or sponsorship by a tour operator; an accommodation certificate must be signed by the host in Djibouti and countersigned by the prefecture of the host's place of residence. Entry or stay may be refused to persons without sufficient resources for the length of stay and to holders of a passport valid for less than six months.

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Limits of the record
  • No funds amount and no travel-insurance requirement are stated in the sources.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Where Djibouti has diplomatic representation, its diplomatic or consular authorities issue short-stay visas; applicants from countries without Djiboutian representation may obtain a short-stay entry visa pre-authorisation through the electronic E-Visa system. An overstayer who entered legally pays a penalty (up to 90 days: 40,000 FDJ; over 90 days: 80,000 FDJ) against a complementary stay authorisation.

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Limits of the record
  • No procedure to extend the short-stay visa itself before expiry is stated.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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